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To Deter Russia, Accelerate and Expand Finland's Military Modernization
Of the many unintended consequences of Russia’s second invasion of Ukraine, Finland’s pivot from non-alignment to NATO membership is among the most...

Russo-Ukraine War
Trouble For Poland on NATO's Eastern Front
As talks for a Ukraine peace plan continue, the goal is to end Russian expansion once and for all. But there’s a spot of trouble on NATO’s critical...

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
The Trump-Nawrocki Deterrence Partnership
Poland’s new President, Karol Nawrocki, is meeting at the White House with President Donald Trump next week. Poland has extremely tense borders with...

U.S. Army
How Trump Saved the Abrams Tank
Soon after his first inauguration in January 2017, President Trump saved the Abrams tank. What started as a Fox News interview on lowering the price...

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
President Trump Should Give Poland ITAR Relief
President-elect Donald J. Trump likes Poland, and he and President Andrzej Duda are friends.

China
Has China's Rise Peaked?
Facts to consider: China's population is aging at a rate and scale that is historically unprecedented. That nation is expected to lose 400 million...

Air Warfare
The F-35B Guarantees Allied Naval Dominance Over China
Its stealth, long-range sensors and ability to internally carry Raytheon's AIM-120 AMRAAM air-to-air missile make it the world's most effective air...

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Thomas Jefferson's Political Revolution
Thomas Jefferson was 33 years old when he wrote the Declaration of Independence, so it is probably too late for you and me to achieve such a notable...

In Pursuit of Nuclear Abolition
By Peter Huessy • RealClearDefense
Innovation Alone Won’t Prepare the U.S. for the Future Battlefield
By Joshua Segal • RealClearDefense
The sUAS Tactical Trifecta
By Bryan T. Woody • RealClearDefense
The Revolutionary War: When Strategic Options Share the Same Weakness
By Henry Yep • RealClearDefense
The Houthis Are Testing the Limits of Collective Defense
By Saima Afzal • RealClearDefense

Who Shoots Down the Drone Over the Shipyard?
By John Ferrari & Dillon Prochnicki • RealClearDefense
Northrop Grumman Breaks Out the Big Guns at AUSA
By Daniel Terrill, Defense News
Army Pursuing Diverse Array of New Anti-Air Interceptors
By Trevithick, The WarZone
Who Shoots Down the Drone Over the Shipyard?
By John Ferrari & Dillon Prochnicki, RCD
F-35C Lands for the First Time on a Ford-Class Aircraft Carrier
By The Aviationist
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